7.20. Revision of the framework directive on waste ***II (vote)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives [11406/4/2007 - C6-0056/2008 - 2005/0281(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Caroline Jackson (A6-0162/2008)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

The following spoke: Godfrey Bloom, who, on the basis of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, raised the question of the rapporteur's financial interests in the matter under discussion, Caroline Jackson (rapporteur), who provided clarifications on the matter, and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who, without commenting on the particular case in question, considered that Parliament should improve its rules on conflicts of interest.

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0282)

The following spoke on the vote:

Daniel Hannan, on the conduct of the vote;

John Bowis, who cast doubt on the adoption of Amendment 27 and requested that the vote be retaken (the President acceded to this request), on the voting procedure thus adopted, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hannes Swoboda, Paul Marie Coûteaux, Bernard Lehideux, the last of whom referred to the failure of his voting machine to work properly, and Guido Sacconi.